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Reducing Medical Waste

WHEN IT COMES TO MEDICAL SUPPLIES, ONE PERSON’S WASTE CAN BE ANOTHER PERSON’S TREASURE.  LEARN HOW ONE ORGANIZATION IS HELPING SAVE LIVES AND THE ENVIRONMENT ON TODAY’S ENVIRONMINUTE.

NEW TECHNOLOGY, VENDOR CHANGES, AND HOSPITAL REGULATION CHANGES FREQUENTLY LEAD TO A SURPLUS OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES.  THIS MATERIAL OFTEN GOES TO WASTE… BUT NOT IF KATHLEEEN HOWER HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT!

HOWER IS THE CO-FOUNDER OF GLOBAL LINKS, AN ORGANIZATION THAT RECOVERS MEDICAL SURPLUS FROM U.S. HOSPITALS AND RE-DISTRIBUTES IT TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THAT DESPERATELY NEED IT.  THE ITEMS SHE RECOVERS FOR SAFE RE-USE RANGE FROM HOSPITAL BEDS TO GLOVES AND CATHETERS. 

HOWER: THEY CAN HAVE A WHOLE SECOND LIFE IN A HOSPITAL IN ANOTHER COUNTRY. AND THEY HAVE THE ADDED BENEFIT OF STAYING OUT OF LANDFILLS HERE.

IT’S AN EFFORT TO HELP TURN AN ENVIRONMENTAL NIGHTMARE INTO A DREAM COME TRUE FOR DOCTORS AND PATIENTS.

THE ENVIRONMINUTE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE HEINZ FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES AND THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS.  LEARN MORE BY VISITING ENVIRONMINUTE-DOT-COM. 

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